The further and continuing adventures of the girl who sat in the back of your homeroom, reading and daydreaming.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I Work On A Starship

New content at I Work On A Starship, as The Battle Of Ganymede concludes. Here's a sample:

Sudden movement caught his eye; he looked up in time to see rocks, dust and ice hanging in the middle distance, then starting a lazy fall back down as the ground underneath shook. He missed the flash of movement to his right that could have been two men carrying large packs. They didn't miss the glint of reflected light from his faceplace and ducked behind a truck-sized rock.

"I saw to what extent the people among whom I lived could be trusted as good neighbors and friends; that their friendship was for summer weather only; that they did not greatly propose to do right; that they were a distinct race from me by their prejudices and superstitions."